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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the murderer plan to do next?

2. Which of the following characters escapes the coffeehouse raid?

3. Who tells Black that Hasan is not home?

4. What does Master Osman sense as he is looking at the work of Bihzad?

5. What does Shekure want Esther to find out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Butterfly disappointed about and what is he excited about?

2. Where does Black take Shekure, Hayriye and Esther?

3. What specifically about the portrait the king requested is life like and how is it told that it is life like?

4. What two ways does Stork use to draw his horse?

5. What do Butterfly and Black find when they enter the coffeehouse?

6. What does the Commander of the Imperial Guard do to Black?

7. How does Shekure react to Black after she dreams about her father?

8. What does Black tell the clerk at the Head Treasurer's chamber and what does he think might happen if it doesn't go well?

9. What does the Head Treasurer apologize for?

10. What do Black and the other artists do to the murderer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Butterfly's logic to including the color red in his illustrations? Why do you think the masters would not include a dog in the illustrations? Do you agree with this thinking? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the murderer fear change? Do you believe he justifies killing so that there will be no change? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How do Shekure's feelings develop over the course of the book? Why do you think they change? Do you think you would have acted the same? Why or why not?

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